A Cuban was detained this Wednesday in the city of Zavala, Texas, and accused of illegal migrant smuggling, official sources reported.
Idonis Fernando Morales Núñez -according to the Cuban identification that he had with him- was intercepted at approximately 4:00 am, aboard his vehicle, where he was transporting four undocumented Latin American immigrants, according to a statement from the Zavala Sheriff's Office.
The authorities ordered the Cuban to stop his White Jeep SUV for a traffic violation but he refused and a chase began.
The vehicle finally stopped near the Nueces Bridge, and several people fled but were later captured.
Agents transported the driver to the Zavala County Jail and the migrants were turned over to the Uvalde Border Patrol.
Among the alleged trafficker's belongings, his Cuban identification was found.
It is not the first time in recent days that citizens of Cuban origin appear involved in human trafficking in border areas of the United States.
In April, a man and a woman of Cuban origin were arrested and charged when they were surprised in Kinney County, Texas, transporting five undocumented immigrants in his vehicle, a Kia brand car with Kentucky license plates.
The Cubans were identified as Rainel Lázaro Silies and Limay Gálvez González, citizens residing in Elton, Texas, although the driver had a driver's license from the city of Lousville, Kentucky.
In May, a Cuban was also arrested in Texas for alleged migrant smuggling on the border between Mexico and the United States.
The man, identified as Julio César Aspiazu-Gómez, was arrested on May 26 after being stopped for speeding on RR 674.
However, when the agents approached they found five alleged illegal foreign migrants inside the vehicle, for which the Cuban was imprisoned.
U.S. officials have explained that organized crime organizations sometimes use migrants who have already been smuggled into the U.S. and convince them to work for them.
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